Author: Brent Toellner

Brent Toellner is an advertising/media strategist from Kansas City, Missouri who loves to spend time with his wife exploring northwest Arkansas, especially the Buffalo River area. Brent is also the author of the blog Exploring Northwest Arkansas.

Rush Mountain Trail: Landing-Monte Cristo (Buffalo River)

This hike is the Rush Mountain Trail from Rush Landing to the Monte Cristo area. It is a short hike, but it is probably one my favorites. At the end of the post, I will also talk about the unmaintained trail from the Monte Cristo area back to the Morning Star area. Rush Landing to Monte […]

Rush Historic District (Buffalo River)

Rush is a really interesting and unique little area right along the Buffalo River. The community dates back to the 1880’s when mines opened as prospectors mined for zinc ore that was discovered in the mountains here. Mining in the area was at its peak during World War I when its population reached an estimated […]

Withrow Springs: War Eagle Trail

[Note: as of 10-28-2020, parts of this trail is still closed due to recent storm damage. Check park for updates.] Withrow Springs State Park, in Madison County in Northwest Arkansas, is a pleasant little park with plenty of things for people to do and see. The park is pretty easy to get to. It is on Highway […]

Villines Homestead (Buffalo River) (.5 mi)

Over the past couple of years, the Buffalo River National River folks have been spending a lot of time and money fixing up many of the old homesteads along the river. The Villines Homestead is one that has gotten a lot of attention lately. The Homestead was built between 1880 and 1940 and belonged to […]

Old Erbie Area Loop Trail (Buffalo River) – 2 mi

The Erbie area, in the Buffalo National River upper district, has a lot of great hiking trails and several dirt roads that can be used to make loop hikes of various lengths. But sometimes getting to Erbie is a challenge. Directions to Erbie The simplest way to get to Erbie is to come in from […]

Liles Falls (Buffalo River)

We had been coming down to Arkansas for several years before we ever heard about Liles Falls and only then upon reading about it in a book. It’s super-easy to get to, and very picturesque. Yet, it isn’t a place that people talk about a lot. Getting to Liles Falls Liles Falls is just off […]